Sterropterygion Thomson 1972 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Osteolepiformes - Megalichthyidae

Full reference: K. S. Thomson. 1972. New evidence on the evolution of the paired fins of Rhipidistia and the origin of the tetrapod limbs, with description of a new genus of Osteolepidae. Postilla (157)1-7

Parent taxon: Megalichthyidae according to T. Holland 2013

See also Borgen and Nakrem 2016 and Thomson 1972

Sister taxa: Askerichthyinae, Cladarosymblema, Coelosteus, Ectosteorhachinae, Megalichthyinae, Rabdiolepis, Rhizodopsis

Subtaxa: Sterropterygion brandei

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Ecology:

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sterropterygion in the database

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